Dover International Speedway

Calendar NASCAR NEXTEL CUP MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 Site -- Dover, Del. When, TV -- Sunday, 12:30 p.m., TNT Track -- Dover International Speedway (1-mile oval) Distance -- 400 laps, 400 miles Last year -- Pole-sitter Ryan Newman ran away from the field to win the MBNA America 400 as only eight drivers finished on the lead lap. Jeff Gordon, who finished third, left Dover with the lead in the points standings. Drivers to watch -- Mark Martin has finished no worse than third his past three races at the track, including a win in June 2004.

The Firefly Music Festival is not for everyone, especially for those that find much of the following unappealing: Multiple days of camping, ironic tank-tops, drinking games, Grateful Dead tapestries, dust, drug dealers, bugs, hydration packs, portable toilets, 30-minute treks from camp to the festival grounds, high-waisted shorts, flying glow sticks and bad tanlines. For the rest of us - and there were approximately 80,000 music fans in attendance, according to Billboard - the four-day music festival that took place from Thursday to Sunday in Dover, Del., was an unofficial kickoff to summer celebration that was thrilling and - if we're being honest - draining.

Firefly Music Festival, the most prominent multi-day summer music festival in the area, will return to the Woodlands at Delaware's Dover International Speedway for its third year on June 19-22. Reuinted rap duo Outkast leads the lineup, along with Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, the Lumineers, Pretty Lights, Imagine Dragons, Third Eye Blind, Chance the Rapper, Girl Talk, Childish Gambino and more. (For the full lineup, click here .) More than 100 artists - but none based in Baltimore - are scheduled to perform over the course of four days.

Firefly Music Festival, the most prominent multi-day summer music festival in the area, will return to the Woodlands at Delaware's Dover International Speedway for its third year on June 19-22. Reuinted rap duo Outkast leads the lineup, along with Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, the Lumineers, Pretty Lights, Imagine Dragons, Third Eye Blind, Chance the Rapper, Girl Talk, Childish Gambino and more. (For the full lineup, click here .) More than 100 artists - but none based in Baltimore - are scheduled to perform over the course of four days.

By Joanne E. Morvay and Joanne E. Morvay,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | September 11, 2003

Slot machines and a speedway may be the best-known attractions in Dover, Del. But there's much more to do in the capital of the country's first state. Just about two hours from Baltimore, Dover offers a variety of museums as well as great restaurants and tax-free shopping. Admission to most of the museums is free. Shopping includes a mall with more than 100 stores as well as outlet centers on the way to Dover. The city is home to Dover Air Force Base. Base personnel have provided military air support since World War II as well as humanitarian aid in crises as diverse as the evacuation of Americans from Iran in 1978 to the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

The Firefly Music Festival is not for everyone, especially for those that find much of the following unappealing: Multiple days of camping, ironic tank-tops, drinking games, Grateful Dead tapestries, dust, drug dealers, bugs, hydration packs, portable toilets, 30-minute treks from camp to the festival grounds, high-waisted shorts, flying glow sticks and bad tanlines. For the rest of us - and there were approximately 80,000 music fans in attendance, according to Billboard - the four-day music festival that took place from Thursday to Sunday in Dover, Del., was an unofficial kickoff to summer celebration that was thrilling and - if we're being honest - draining.

Motorists could face heavy traffic and backups on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at peak travel hours this weekend, in part because of scheduled events, the Maryland Transportation Authority warned yesterday. The authority said that drivers could run into eastbound congestion today about 10 a.m., when 1,000 motorcyclists are expected to take part in their annual Ride Across Maryland. The agency also expects heavy westbound traffic Sunday as travelers return from the Eastern Shore and Dover International Speedway.

The need for speed 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 8:30 p.m. [Speed] Can't get over to Dover (Del.) International Speedway? You can get your NASCAR fix with Sprint Cup practice at 11:30 a.m., qualifying at 3 p.m. and the Truck Series race at 8:30. Plus, we're sure a Days of Thunder repeat is running somewhere.

DOVER, Del. -- Tony Stewart has been called a lot of things during his racing career. Rude. Gifted. Genuine. Volatile. Blunt. Brilliant. Stubborn. Tempestuous. Reformed. Champion. But love him or loathe him, there is one word that everyone seems to agree best sums up Stewart, and the Columbus, Ind., native has always worn it like a badge of honor: tough. Neighborhood Excellence 400 Dover (Del.) International Speedway, tomorrow, 2:10 p.m. TV: FX, 1:30 p.m.

Justin Boston of Sparks finished ninth in Saturday night's VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300, a Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. Boston, who qualified 12th earlier in the day, finished 5.701 seconds behind winner Brendan Gaughan. Boston, who was making his Nationwide debut for Joe Gibbs Racing, was the first Toyota driver to finish. He'll drive next weekend in the Nationwide race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. On Friday night, Boston finished ninth in the ZLOOP 150, an ARCA Racing Series event at Kentucky Speedway.

Calendar NASCAR NEXTEL CUP MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 Site -- Dover, Del. When, TV -- Sunday, 12:30 p.m., TNT Track -- Dover International Speedway (1-mile oval) Distance -- 400 laps, 400 miles Last year -- Pole-sitter Ryan Newman ran away from the field to win the MBNA America 400 as only eight drivers finished on the lead lap. Jeff Gordon, who finished third, left Dover with the lead in the points standings. Drivers to watch -- Mark Martin has finished no worse than third his past three races at the track, including a win in June 2004.

By Joanne E. Morvay and Joanne E. Morvay,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | September 11, 2003

Slot machines and a speedway may be the best-known attractions in Dover, Del. But there's much more to do in the capital of the country's first state. Just about two hours from Baltimore, Dover offers a variety of museums as well as great restaurants and tax-free shopping. Admission to most of the museums is free. Shopping includes a mall with more than 100 stores as well as outlet centers on the way to Dover. The city is home to Dover Air Force Base. Base personnel have provided military air support since World War II as well as humanitarian aid in crises as diverse as the evacuation of Americans from Iran in 1978 to the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

1 Miracle on grass?: No Tiger (left), six U.S. Ryder Cup rookies. Can it happen? The U.S. tries to end Europe's streak at three in today's final round of the Cup (noon, Ch. 11). 2 Chase is on : Dover International Speedway is the site for the second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup (2 p.m., Ch. 2). Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson are the co-leaders. 3 Dawg day afternoon: It's only their second game, but the Ravens can put some serious distance between themselves and the Browns in the AFC North with a home victory (4:15 p.m., Ch. 13)